I’ve been known to be so busy that I forget to eat, or just grab whatever I can to satisfy my hunger. I think many of us are like that though, right? However, I’ve been doing my best since last summer to make healthier decisions, that includes drinking more water. I’m also making a big…

I absolutely LOVE oatmeal cookies, especially when they are chewy. My favorite oatmeal cookies were always the ones I bought at school. Did you have some at school too? Once I graduated from school I could no longer enjoy my favorite cookies, so sad. That’s until I decided to make my own. :) I’ve been…

I crave pie, often. I especially crave pie during apple season. There’s just something comforting about an apple pie, wouldn’t you agree? The thing is, I used to just buy my pies. Yep, I didn’t make pies. Why? Because for some reason making pie crusts turns me off. I’m certain I’m not the only one who…

Homemade Garden Vegetable Soup ~ Gardens are always in full production mode in September. Tomatoes are flowing like crazy as well as most of the vegetables in the garden. When you visit your local vegetable stand you can’t help but want to eat all the vegetables in sight. All the different colors, everything looks so…

We LOVE Chocolate Chip Cookies! I don’t make them too often because we could eat them non-stop until we don’t have any left. I use to always make them with semi-sweet chocolate, until I realize how much we loved them with milk chocolate. YUM! Have you ever made chocolate chip cookies with milk chocolate? I…

I’m a HUGE cheesecake lover. Whenever I go to a restaurant and there’s cheesecake on the dessert card, there’s no doubt that I will order it. I like every kind of cheesecake, from fruit to chocolate. I remember YEARS ago my mother made a Frozen Chocolate Mocha Cheesecake for my birthday. It looked really yummy,…